The focus on the first part of this project is to select a particular technology
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Question
The focus on the first part of this project is to select a particular technology in your discipline and write a 4–5 page (350 words per page) paper in APA format providing an overview addressing two of the four specific topics below. You should also include as part of this paper any acknowledgements and resources used (e.g., websites, textbooks, articles). Each written assignment should include four or more references.
Technology selected including what it does and how it works
Benefits and disadvantages of the technology
Identify the major competitors in the marketplace
Origins of technology
Explanation / Answer
2.
>In today's world, where just about everything is more convenient and accessible due to advances in technology across almost all sectors, it may seem as though it's a misnomer to even mention any disadvantages of technological advances. However, despite how far technology has taken humans and no matter how convenient it may make things, there are some disadvantages accompanying this level of access.
Advantages of Technology in edgucation:
>Easy Access to information:
--It has become very easy to get access to relevant information at any time anywhere.
--This has been possible because of modern technologies like broadband internet.
--Lots of data is being published and indexed online, sites like Wikipedia and Youtube have great original content which can be used in research or entertainment.
--Information is power, and those who find information and use it well always succeed.
--With smart gadgets like the ipad , iphone , galaxy tablet , users can easily have access to information through these smart gadgets because they use internet.
--So a user can easily read breaking news while traveling, they can also buy and sell stocks while in the bedroom using the internet.
--The smart gadgets make it easy to access internet and this simplifies the way we get information.
>Improved communication:
--Communication is like water to life.
--We can not develop without communication.
--Modern technology has blessed us with advanced communication technology tools.
--These can include e-fax machines, electronic mail, mobile phones, videoconferencing, instant text messaging applications, social networking applications. All these modern communication technology tools have simplified the way humans and businesses communicate.
--We can talk to our relative oversees using a mobile phone or video chatting services like Skype.
>Convenience in Education:
--Learning is a process and it is part of our daily lives. Modern technology has made it simple for students to learn from any where through online education and mobile education.
--Also students now use modern technology in classrooms to learn better.
--New modern educational technologies support individual learning which gives a chance to students to learn on their own.
>Social Networking:
--Modern technology has made it simple to discover our old friends and also discover new people to network with.
--This is a benefit to both individuals and businesses. Many businesses have embraced the social networking technology to interact with their customers.
--Users of social networks can share information with friends, live chat with them and interact in all sorts of ways.
Disadvantages of Technology:
>Increased in loneliness:
--Social Isolation is on the increase, people are spending more time playing video games, learning how to use new modern technologies, using social networks and they neglect their real life.
--Technology has replaced our old way of interacting. If a user can easily interact with 100 friends online, they will feel no need to going out to make real friends which at a later stage leads to loneliness.
>Job Loss:
--Modern technology has replaced many humans,robots are doing of the jobs which used to be done by humans.
--Many packing firms have employed robots on production lines to increase on production and efficiency, this is good news for businesses because it helps them make more money and serve customers in time, but it is bad news to employees because they get replaced by a robot.
>Competency:
--Increased dependency on modern tools like calculators has reduced on our creativity.
--You can find a student when they can solve a very simple mathematical equation without using a calculator. This affects the way this student uses their brains and reduces on the level of creativity.
>World destruction weapons:
--Modern technology has been the main aid in the increasing and endless wars.
--It aids the manufacturing of modern war weapons which will require testing. So when these weapons get into the hands of criminals, they will use them for their selfish reasons.
3.
>Personal Computers
--While the personal computer running on Microsoft operating systems has remained a favorite of consumers since the 1980s, Apple has maintained a loyal following of users who report high satisfaction with the company's Macintosh computers and Safari operating system. Major competitors in this space include Dell, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Acer and Lenovo
>Mobile computers
--The iPod revolutionized the Apple business model and spurred an entire industry of mobile computing imitators. Apple is by far the most profitable and biggest selling company in this industry. Competitors include Google (GOOG), Samsung, Nokia and Asu
>Smartphones
--The smartphone industry was once dominated by Canadian giant Research in Motion. That changed quickly with the introduction of the Apple iPhone. The iPhone has literally decimated Research in Motion's business model and caused the company to restructure several times. Google produces the Android operating system, which is installed on most non-Apple phones produced by Huawei, Samsung, Sony (SNE), HTC, Lenovo and other
>Entertainment Media and Applications
--The two major players in this space are Apple and Google, with the Apple iOS running on its iPhones and iPods, and Google Android running on most competitor phones and tablets. Each operating system interfaces with iTunes and the Google Play Store respectively, allowing users to purchase music, books, applications and other media.
>Mobile payments
Entering the mobile payment industry in October 2014, Apple is a relative newcomer to this area. According to CEO Tim Cook, the company took on more than 1 million users in its first 72 hours, making Apple Pay larger than "all competitors combined." Key competitors in the mobile payment industry include PayPal and Google
4.
>The first hard drive by IBM:
--The first hard drive was made by IBM in 1956 and was called IBM Model 350 Disk File. The first-generation storage unit was huge, with a cabinet the size of a cupboard that held 50 24-inch disks and held an impressive 5MB of data
>RadioShack
--RadioShack was one of the first companies to start the PC revolution in the mid 70s with its TRS-80.
--What most people don’t know is that RadioShack used to be called “Tandy Radio Shack & Leather” after it was acquired by Tandy, a leather goods company, in 1963
>The first palmtop computer
--The Atari Portfolio was released in 1989 and was the world’s first palmtop computer. Two years later it appeared in the film Terminator 2, where it was used by John Connor to hack an ATM and retrieve the key to the vault in the Cyberdyne lab.
>The first mouse
--Many think the first mouse was invented in 1970 at Xerox PARC. However, the first mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1963. It was a wooden shell with two metal wheels
>The digital circuit
--Claude Shannon, the “Father of information theory”, invented the digital circuit when he was only 21, during his master’s degree.
--Shannon loved inventions – check out his “Ultimate Machine“. When you turn on the switch, an arm pops out and turns it back off
> The Apolo 11 computers
--How powerful were the computers that took us to the moon? Turns out that the Apolo 11 computers had less processing power than a modern cellphone!